1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/spark/Utils.scala b/core/src/main/scala/spark/Utils.scala
index e333dd9c91..00cbbfd616 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/spark/Utils.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/spark/Utils.scala
@@ -124,4 +124,11 @@ object Utils {
     // and join them into a string
     return bytes.map(b => (b.toInt + 256) % 256).mkString(".")
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the local machine's hostname
+   */
+  def localHostName(): String = {
+    return InetAddress.getLocalHost().getHostName
+  }
 }